Our Team

Andrew Ashur

CEO/Co-Founder

Andrew has become an expert in drone technology and holds his Remote Pilot License. He manages the overall operations of Lucid and has begun establishing partnerships to quickly scale the company. Andrew leads the product development for Lucid, having successfully built the company’s latest proprietary drone cleaning system, which incorporates LiDAR sensors, power tethering, and automated flight capabilities. As a former Division I baseball player, he knows what it’s like to compete on the national stage and brings that competitive spirit and drive to Lucid. Having previously worked for a startup during its growth phase, Andrew is familiar with what it takes to run a successful company.

DAVID DANIELSON

CFO/Co-Founder

David leads the financial management and planning, human resources, and supply chain management. He is passionate about startups, podcasts, and basketball.

ADRIAN MAYANS

COO/Co-Founder

Adrian has become an expert drone pilot, as he is an FAA certified remote pilot and has amassed hundreds of hours of flight time. He focuses on networking and client acquisition, developing relationships essential to sustained success and scalability. He is bilingual, and his fluency in Spanish has allowed him to develop valuable business relationships with Hispanic communities. Adrian comes from a line of entrepreneurs, such as his grandfather, who immigrated from Cuba and started a company that now has 44 locations in and outside of the United States. As COO of Lucid, Adrian specializes in designing and implementing business strategy, while simultaneously developing the company’s vision and culture.

SCOTT WILEY

CRO

JEREMY ALLEN

Systems Engineer

Jeremy is a young engineer who loves putting his knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes to use. He possesses valuable experience working in a manufacturing environment which allows him to design products that are practical to make, cost effective, and meet all design requirements.

Rajas Chitanvis

Robotics Engineer

Rajas is a self-motivated professional with a passion to challenge himself to solve real world problems of the society and industry by introducing innovative ideas in the field of IoT autonomous systems. He has a graduate degree from Purdue University with major in Mechatronics Engineering. With six years of experience in mechatronics, he has developed diverse skills set in mechanical, electrical and software domain.

DAVID PAIS

VP of Sales

David is a seasoned sales professional with an incredibly strong background in B2B and B2C sales. His focus on each customer’s needs, inefficiencies and goals has enabled him to have a successful sales career over the past 15 years. As VP of Sales, David is helping Lucid land new customers, launch new products and expand into new markets, all while ensuring each customer has a great experience with Lucid. David is a life-long fan of Chelsea FC.

PORIPSA CHAKRABARTY

Robotics Software Engineer

Poripsa is a robotics engineer who received her master's degree from UNCCharlotte

Bhavya Tiwari

Robotics Software Engineer

Bhavya is a roboticist and passionate about engineering autonomous mobile systems. In his free time, Bhavya likes playing almost any outdoor sport, reading and keeping himself updated with events around the world.

Sergio Bacca

Systems Engineer

Sergio is an electronics engineer interested in technology related topics, with a strong background in physics, mathematics, and Software engineering that has allowed him to quickly learn new things. He has work experience in process industry and in academia where he had the opportunity to lead teams of up to 24 people. Although he has had the opportunity to learn a lot of things, his strongest fields are embedded systems, control, power electronics, and Software development.

Robert Blank

Product Manager: Cleaning Drone

Robert’s expertise combines hardware development with geospatial data processing and management for UAV mapping applications. In 2014, he founded Mountain Drones to develop UAV explosives delivery payload systems and his company was selected to participate in the Telluride Venture Accelerator. Prior to joining the Lucid Drone Tech team, he spent 3 years with SolSpec where he was instrumental in developing geospatial data processing software and algorithms to analyze UAV mapping data, providing actionable reports for large enterprise organizations involved in civil engineering and surveying. Robert is a Part 107 pilot and avid musician.

Ethan Steinbacher

Drone Engineer

Ethan is a computer science graduate from Davidson College

Adam Sciupac

Customer Implementation Specialist

Adam is an experienced airline pilot and flight instructor. He has created curriculum for flight schools and has an intimate understanding of the learning process. He’s passionate about user experience design and enjoys developing problem-solving processes. He leads our customer implementation team, teaching customers how to fly our drones, and ensuring their success afterwards. He loves immersing himself in different cultures, traveling the world, and playing soccer. His favorite destination? Paros, Greece!

Board of Advisors

Louis Foreman

Advisor

Louis Foreman is founder and Chief Executive of Enventys Partners, an integrated product development and crowdfunding firm. He is also the founder of Edison Nation and Edison Nation Medical. Louis graduated from The University of Illinois with a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics. His interest in starting businesses and developing innovative products began while a sophomore with his first company founded in his fraternity room. Over the past 20 years Louis has created 10 successful start-ups and has been directly responsible for the creation of over 20 others. A prolific inventor, he is the inventor on 10 registered US patents, and his firm is responsible for the development and filing of well over 700 more.

Mike Marvin

Advisor

Mike has over 25 years of experience assisting boards and CEOs achieve dramatic growth or reinvent their companies. He has been an active member of many boards, including publicly traded companies. Mike has been primarily involved in software companies including many SaaS, console, mobile, enterprise, and consulting across various markets such as healthcare, gaming, B2B, and B2C. Mike was the founder and first CEO of MapInfo Corporation, a NASDAQ listed company dedicated to enabling corporations and public entities make business decisions where location matters. He was also the founding partner of Exponential Business Development Company, a seed capital venture fund, dedicated to growing technology companies in upstate New York. Mike’s decorated career also includes positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, manager at Westinghouse, and Sperry Univac programmer for the NASA Apollo project.

Jim Patterson

Advisor

Jim is currently the VP/ GM for a large wireless subsidiary of ACN, one of the largest direct marketing companies in the world. He has 25 years of experience in telecom and information services which includes founding, growing, and selling a start-up focused on mobile identity and group communication. He is a 1989 graduate of Davidson College and a 1994 Graduate of UVA’s Darden Graduate School of Business and currently serves as a mentor for Leadership Davidson.

Ed Van Deman

Advisor

Founded Financial Navigator, Inc. in 1983 and served as its CEO until acquisition in 2017. Prior to co-founding FNI, he was a Registered Investment Advisor with a leading investment management firm in Northern California. His career began as a CPA with KPMG in New York City. He holds an MBA (with Distinction) from NYU and B.S. in Mathematics from Davidson College. He has done post-graduate work in finance and information technology at the University of Chicago and in the Stanford University Executive Management program for high-tech executives. He received the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation awarded by the CFA Institute in 2010. He is also a licensed CPA and has earned the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He also holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation.